Pelage cycle in blue fox (Alopex lagopus): A comparison between animals born early and late in the season

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 122-128

  Blomstedt, Leena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arctic fox; Fur growth; Histology; Polar fox

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039524961     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064709809362411     Document Type: Article

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